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Simplify combining like terms :

(i) 21b – 32 + 7b – 20b

(ii) z2 + 13z2 – 5z + 7Z2 – 15z

(iii) p – (p – q) – q – (q – p)

(iv) 3a – 2b – ab – (a – b + ab) + 3ab + b – a

(v) 5x2y – 5x2 + 3yx2 – 3y2 + x2 – y2 + 8xy2 – 3y2

(vi) (3y2 + 5y – 4) – (8y – y2 – 4) .

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(i) 21b – 32 + 7b – 20b

(re-arranging the terms)

= 21b + 7b – 20b – 32

= 28b – 20b – 32

= 8b – 32

(ii) z2 + 13z2 – 5z + 7Z2 – 15z

(re-arranging the terms)

= -z2 + 13z2 – 5z – 15z + 7z3

= 12z2 – 20z + 7z3

(iii) p – (p – q) – q – (q – p)

= p – p + q – q – q + p

(re-arranging the terms)

= p + p - p + q - q - q

= p – q

(iv) 3a – 2b – ab – (a – b + ab) + 3ab + b – a

= 3a – 2b – ab – a + b – ab + 3ab + b – a

= 3a – a – a – 2b + b + b – ab – ab + 3ab 

= 3a - 2a - 2b + 2b - 2ab + 3ab

= a + ab

(v) 5x2y – 5x2 + 3yx2 – 3y2 + x2 – y2 + 8xy2 – 3y2

(re-arranging the terms)

= 5x2y + 3yx2 – 5x2 + x2 – 3y2 – y2 – 3y2 + y2

= 8x2y – 4x2 – 7y2 + 8xy2

(vi) (3y2 + 5y – 4) – (8y – y2 – 4) .

3y2 + 5y – 4 – 8y – y2 – 4

(re-arranging the terms)

3y2 + y2 + 5y – 8y – 4 + 4

= 14y2 – 3y

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